2024 Draft

[calsnowskier]

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Not gonna say it…

Ah, who am I kidding…

 

[LHG]

I would guess that Tibbs ceiling is an Adam Dunn type hitter, if he can start drawing more walks.

 

[calsnowskier]

Well, he isn't a two way player . . .

Well, there is that

 

[calsnowskier]

I would guess that Tibbs ceiling is an Adam Dunn type hitter, if he can start drawing more walks.

I am thinking Jocco…

No defense, decent/slightly above average bat…

Thats OK to get out of the 1st round, as a “well, at least we got that”, but to EXPECT that going in is kinda setting a low bar.

Maybe this is a crappy class.

 

[calsnowskier]

Hey…

I was very negative when we picked Crawford and when we picked Eldridge. Hopefully my perfect draft analysis skills continue on pace.

 

[LHG]

Hey…

I was very negative when we picked Crawford and when we picked Eldridge. Hopefully my perfect draft analysis skills continue on pace.

I'm still not convinced Crawford was a good pick for the 1st round but Eldridge is winning me over.

 

[calsnowskier]

I'm still not convinced Crawford was a good pick for the 1st round but Eldridge is winning me over.

I don’t know up from down, but both are getting good reviews from people who supposedly know what they see.

 

[LHG]

I don’t know up from down, but both are getting good reviews from people who supposedly know what they see.

The big problem, I see, with Crawford is that he needs to be handled with kid gloves to be healthy. It took about two years for him to be able to just pitch regularly as a reliever and when he does, he gets injured again. Seems one knock on him when drafted was that he just got or was about to get TJ surgery.

 

[calsnowskier]

4th Rd - Dakota Jordan OF Mississippi St (#34 overall prospect on MLB’s ranking)
5th Rd - Jakob Christian OF USD
6th Rd - Robert Hipwell 3B Santa Clara

 

[calsnowskier]

Jordan is a very athletic power hitter with questionable defense. He is fast, but has not shown good base running ability. He has a slightly above average arm for the OF. He is a sophomore, so signability may be an issue.

 

[Hangman]

I think we put him at first base, move Eldridge to 3rd. His swing kind of reminds me of Will Clark

 

[calsnowskier]

I think we put him at first base, move Eldridge to 3rd. His swing kind of reminds me of Will Clark

Who?

 

[calsnowskier]

7th Rd - Greg Farone P Bama
8th Rd - Niko Mazza P S Miss
9th Rd - Zane Zielinski SS U of Illinois

 

[Hangman]

Who?

Tibb III

 

[calsnowskier]

Tibb III

I think is too early to worry about that right now. Tibbs is older than Eldridge, so I would assume he has more proximity to SF than Eldridge.

I am ignorant about Eldridge’s ability to play 3B, though. He is a big dude, so I would not be surprised if he is excluded from playing 3B due to that alone.

 

[Hangman]

I actually think, and I might be in the minority, that being big at 3rd is good. He also was a pitcher so has a very strong throwing arm. The downside to Tibb is he is all bat and average arm and speed. I live on Cape Cod and know several managers of the teams here, including the team he played at. When I talked to them today they said he might even only be a DH unless he works hard at fielding.

 

[calsnowskier]

I actually think, and I might be in the minority, that being big at 3rd is good. He also was a pitcher so has a very strong throwing arm. The downside to Tibb is he is all bat and average arm and speed. I live on Cape Cod and know several managers of the teams here, including the team he played at. When I talked to them today they said he might even only be a DH unless he works hard at fielding.

Don’t say that. I look at the kid, and he physically resembled Jocco already. Don’t give me more reasons to compare the two…

 

[tzill]

I actually think, and I might be in the minority, that being big at 3rd is good. He also was a pitcher so has a very strong throwing arm. The downside to Tibb is he is all bat and average arm and speed. I live on Cape Cod and know several managers of the teams here, including the team he played at. When I talked to them today they said he might even only be a DH unless he works hard at fielding.

That was my impression; they drafted a DH. Which probably isn't a bad way to go.

 

[calsnowskier]

10th Rd - Cade Vernon P Murray State

 

[msgkings322]

James Tibbs III

OF from Florida St

Lefty slugger, smart move to try to draft those (because signing them is pretty much impossible)